Meet our English friend: Worcestershire sauce

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Among the variety of dishes, sauces stand apart. These are the notes that make the food sparkle with new shades and tastes, make it special and unique.

It's no secret that different housewives get the same dish in different ways. And the point here is not in the main components and in the method of preparation (after all, even cold appetizers will differ), but in the sauce.

We have become accustomed to the variety and splendor of the flavors of these spices, occupying the shelves of our supermarkets. But there are also not quite mastered representatives of cooking. Worcestershire sauce is one of them. The British call it Worcester, but we will focus on the transcription familiar to us.

So, Worcestershire sauce. What is it and what is it eaten with?

The history of the appearance of this seasoning on our tables is noteworthy. Here is just the case about which they say: "There would be no happiness, but misfortune helped." One English lord from his wanderings in the Indian expanses brought back a sauce recipe that his stomach could not conquer.

Capacity withthe prepared product was put in the basement and forgotten about it. But one day, while sorting through the rubble, they accidentally stumbled upon it. The keg was pulled out into the light, opened, and its contents turned out to be unusually tasty. With this, Worcestershire sauce began its triumphal procession. At first he became a welcome guest in the kitchens of English mansions, but gradually conquered more and more countries.

He got to Russia. However, former Soviet citizens, not spoiled by the store-bought variety of culinary delights, were puzzled: “What should you eat this spicy and rather concentrated seasoning with?” The answer came pretty soon. Worcestershire sauce is an essential ingredient in Caesar salad. It is impossible to imagine the preparation of the famous Bloody Mary cocktail without this chic gift from the British. But this is far from the limit of our British friend. It is added to various vegetable soups, hot appetizers, sandwiches and sandwiches. It goes especially well with meat in Tatar style, marinated fish. Those who prefer to drink spiced tomato sauce will be delighted to add this product to it. Many do not like the taste of Tabasco, but Worcestershire sauce goes very well with this drink.

The only thing to remember when starting cooking is that this seasoning is very concentrated, so you need to use 2-3 drops. Maximum - 5-7 if the portion is large.

Many housewives choose Worcestershire sauce, the price of which, by the way, is not much higher than for mayonnaise, mustardand other seasonings. The original product is from Lea & Perrins. However, it can only be found in grocery stores. But in any supermarket you can easily find Worcestershire sauce from Heinz. It has a slight difference in taste, but is also cheaper.

What if you still haven't found Worcestershire sauce? What to replace it with? In such cases, the soy sauce already familiar to us will always come to the rescue.